WORLD HERITAGE OF NARA
World Heritage in Nara
World Heritage sites in Nara Prefecture, organized by component part: four inscribed sites including Asuka-Fujiwara, inscribed on July 26, 2026. Each component links to the National Treasures feature and related datasets.
4
World Heritage sites
36
component parts
- Inscribed 19932 component parts
Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area
法隆寺地域の仏教建造物
One of Japan's first World Cultural Heritage sites, comprising 47 buildings at Hōryū-ji — the world's oldest surviving wooden structures — and the three-storied pagoda of Hokki-ji.
- Inscribed 19988 component parts
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
古都奈良の文化財
Eight properties conveying the legacy of Heijō-kyō, the 8th-century capital — temples and shrines together with the Nara Palace Site and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest.
- Inscribed 20047 component parts
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道
Sacred mountain sites and pilgrimage routes spanning Nara, Wakayama and Mie. The Nara portion covers Yoshino–Ōmine, the heartland of Shugendō mountain asceticism, and the Ōmine Okugakemichi route.
- Inscribed 202619 component parts
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties
飛鳥・藤原の宮都
Archaeological sites of the Asuka-Fujiwara region where Japan's first centralized state emerged in the 6th–8th centuries. Its 19 component parts — palace sites, temple ruins and tombs — were inscribed on July 26, 2026, at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, becoming Japan's 27th World Heritage property and 22nd cultural property.
Component information on this page is independently structured from official publications by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and each site's authorities.